Charism
We desire to be faithful
to the grace received by our founder, a grace we now
share by our call to the Congregation of the Resurrection.
We recognize certain truths to be especially important
for our life and work as Resurrectionists because they
give expression to the grace and call.
We believe that God's love
for us is merciful and unfailing. We have not earned
his love. We are nothing, have nothing, and can do nothing
without God. We are attracted to evil. We are sinners.
Yet, God continues to draw us to himself.
We believe that in his love
the Father calls us to conversion: to personal resurrection
in union with Jesus, to a new life filled with the power
of his Spirit. With Jesus, we die to ourselves when we
surrender our lives to the Father, renouncing anything
that separates us from him. The power of the Spirit forms
Christ in us, and moves us to respond with love to the
Father's great love for us.
We believe that God calls
us to live together as brothers sharing the gifts that
we have received, supporting one another, praying and
working together for his glory. He has called us to be
a community which is a living sign of the gospel values
of justice, truth, and love.
We believe that God calls
us to work together for the resurrection of society,
bringing his life and love to all: through our personal
witness, through the witness of our life in community
in which all can experience the hope, joy, and peace
of Christ's resurrection.
We believe that Mary is our
model for all that we are called to be and do as Resurrectionists.
